The question of Black voting power in northeastern NC is back before a federal judge
Former Congressman G.K. Butterfield testified Monday that he performed considerably worse in largely white precincts than he ...
NY Voting Rights Act doesn't violate Constitution, appellate court rules
The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of ...
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the ...
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Group to hold meeting about possible new legislative district for Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg could possibly get a new legislator once Mississippi lawmakers redraw district lines after a federal court ...
New York appeals court upholds voting rights law
A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from ...
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New York Voting Rights Act ruled constitutional after court reversal
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Second Department, upheld the constitutionality of New York’s Voting ...
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Sixty years later: A look back at the civil rights marches in Selma
Sr. Lum’s other nursing positions include Good Samaritan School of Practical Nursing in Selma, St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Elmira, New York, University of Rochester Nursing and Nurse ...
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From Stateless to Citizen: Pakistani Hindu Refugees Vote for the First Time
For the first time, 186 Pakistani Hindu refugees in Delhi exercised their voting rights after obtaining Indian citizenship ...
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Second Department Reverses Trial Court and Holds State Voting Rights Act to Be Constitutional
On January 30, 2025, the Appellate Division Second Department handed down a decision regarding the constitutionality of the ...
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Court upholds New York Voting Rights Act in key case
The ruling affirms the law’s prohibition on vote dilution and sends the case back to a lower court to assess whether the Town of Newburgh’s election process violated the NYVRA. James has been a strong ...
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Mississippi House proposes new legislative districts
The Mississippi ACLU has accused state lawmakers of not being transparent when it comes to new legislative redistricting maps ...
Appeals court upholds New York voting rights law, reversing lower court
A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups.